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Prominent daily publication The Metro has indicated what appears to be a public mood associating moving house with stress; as recently revealed a list of the '14 unexpected stresses of moving house'. That this has come to light suggests that the past few months may have seen a rise in negative moving experiences, especially regarding the extreme weather conditions. That the discussion of moving stress is now in the public media has led to expectations that more people will be opting for professional removals services to help them – with a number already providing services to address the stress.

Psychologists and researchers at the University of Bath have released some interesting findings regarding human behaviour and how we respond to certain circumstances. Moving house is often cited as a stressful time – but it is also an occasion of major change which allows people to embrace positive new opportunities. The results were published in The Journal of Environmental Psychology and involved the study of 800 adults; a number of whom felt more enabled to complete big challenges such as stopping smoking, at the time of moving house.

A recent report for the prominent magazine Vogue has drawn attention to an emerging trend in New Years Resolutions for 2016 – a focus on clearing clutter in the home, rather than the typical resolutions which tend to focus on health. A number of staff even in the Vogue offices were quick to express their attitude towards keeping more organized and clutter-free on social media – with one going so far as taking to Twitter and telling followers that she was cleaning her room. This focus on clean streamlined home interiors has led to responses from many experts, including Safe Removals.

A new study carried by the charity SPANA involving 2,000 office workers has revealed that a significant proportion believe their office environments are not necessarily the most productive. The research focused particularly on language; with the use of jargon or 'business-speak' appearing to be a feature which many people wanted to see their office move way from. 70% of those surveyed admitted to completely 'switching off' when their boss talked to them using business jargon for example. Yet the rise of work-related jargon could be seem as an inevitability in the digital age, where the internet can cause new phrases to be formed.

Following changes to the stamp duty system over the course of the last two years by the chancellor George Osborne, it seems the upper reaches of the London property market are no longer as lucrative as they once were. This comes in the light of the news that one of the largest flats in the city's West End is going on sale this month, but with only limited interest. It is an apartment in the Mellier Building on Mayfair with a hefty £15.9 million price tag too; a prospect which a few years ago would have likely attracted much attention.

According to research by CBRE Regional Development Land, London house prices are set to increase. By 2019, it's expected that house prices in London's most exclusive areas will increase by 23%, with a 2% rise this year.

The housing market has been a highly turbulent area recently – with mortgage lending at its highest rate for seven years and house prices seeing the highest quarterly growth for 11 years. In the three months up until July, house prices grew by 4.3% - a significant amount of growth. This means that moving house is an investment yet also a potentially highly expensive choice. Therefore, people will look to save money in areas where they can.

Leading UK Removals Company, Safe Removals, have recently commented on the report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), which reveals that up to 2.5 million homes could be freed up if elderly home owners decided to downsize.

Recent news has surfaced on what could be considered the ultimate British house move. Sarah and Adam Howard, from Clan in Wiltshire, recently transported their Georgian manor, brick-by-brick to Uley in Gloucester. Therefore, not only were the contents moved, but the entire property itself, over an impressive 30 mile distance.